Blind drape and curtain rod holder



Dec. 8, 1953 C, E, wOLFRD 2,661,922

BLIND DRAPE AND CURTAIN ROD. HOLDER Filed Jul;r ll, 1950 Fig.

INVENTOR.

Patented Dec. 8, 1,?953

BUND DRAPE AND JQLDLLE Sharks E. Wglferd, Seattle, '-Wosh., assigner etmty .per cent to L mmett Faulkner, Farmington,

Apnlication July 11, 1951i, .erial Na 13B/021 z claims, (c1. 24a-.2559

the illustrated form of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational View of a part of a windowassembly having the device attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the device showing it attached to apart of a Window trim board;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2 and in Ithe direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the lower plate; and

Figure 5 is a plan view of the upper plate, Figures 4 and 5 beingblanks, that is, the material from which the two plates are formed toaccommodate the various conventional appurtenances.

In carrying out this invention, I have provided two assemblies, both ofwhich are substantially identical. There is a right assembly and a leftassembly, each adapted to fasten to the trim or trim board l0 of awindow assembly. There is a lower plate I2 formed from the blank I4.There is a curtain rod I6 holder arm I8 cut in the blank and bent atright angles to the plane thereof. An upwardly opening notch 20 isformed in this arm I8 so as to accommodate the end of the curtain rodI6.

Along a part of one edge of the blank I4 there are slits formed to denethe tongues 22 and 24 which are adapted to penetrate the side part ofthe wooden trim IIJ. The material 26 between the tongues 22 and 24 isbent at right angles to the general plane of the blank I4 to engage theside of the trim board I0.

A rectangular extension 30 of the blank I4 located above the portion 2Bis rolled to form a vertical cylinder 32 (Figure 2), this cylinder beingadapted to accommodate the drapery rod 34 (Figure 1).

A pair of openings 36 and 38 are formed in the blank I4 and are adaptedto accommodate the screws 39 and 40 which have the wing nuts 4I and 42thereon.

The blank 4t is bont t0 term tipps! Plate 48. This blank has a pair efparallel slots 50 and 52 therein through which the screws 39 and 40pass. The wing nuts engage the material of the upper plate 48 on eachside of each slot 5I) and 52 to .thereby adjustably connect the platestogether sov that the plates may be extended or retracted to compensateVfor various widths of trim boards I0.

A notch 56 is formed in the blank 46 to form -a passageway for the armI8. This notch opens through one edge of the blank 48. An extension 58is provided at the other edge of the blank 46 and is provided with slits60 and 52 defining tongues adapted to penetrate the wood trim I0. Thesetongues 63 penetrate the side of the trim II) opposite from that sidewhich is penetrated by the tongues 22 and 24.

As an extension of the portion 58 which is bent at right angles lto thegeneral plane of the blank 46 to engage the said side Iof the trim Ill,there is a holder 66 with a T-slot 68 therein to accommodate theconventional end assembly of the shade rod 68. The only diilerencebetween the two assemblies disclosed in Figure 1 is .that the T-slot isomitted in favor 4of a hole to support the pin found at the opposite endof a conventional shade rod.

In operation, the Wing nuts are loosened and the plates slid outwardlyfrom each other. Then, the plates are pressed together forcefully sothat the tongues project in the sides of the trim board I0. Then, thewing nuts are tightened and the device is held assembled in thisfashion. The device is also held on the trim board through thisexpediency.

The curtain rod, drapery rod, and shade roller are appropriately placedso that all of the window'iixtures are held by means of a singleassembly at each side of the window.

Having described the invention, what claimed as new is:

1. A multipurpose window xture comprising a rst plate, said plate beingsubstantially square and having a lateral frame abutting and clampingflange on one longitudinal edge and provided on the same edge, adjacentone corner of the platey with a cylindrical socket member, said socketmember projecting in a direction from the plate opposite to that takenby said flange, a pair of bolts carried adjacent the opposite marginaledge of said plate, a tongue struck out from the median portion of theplate and notched to provide a bracket, a second plate slidingly andclampingly superimposed against said first plate and provided adjacentopposite marginal edges with elongated slots, said bolts extendingrespectively through said slots and being provided with clamping nuts,said nuts engaging the said second plate, said second plate beingprovided with integral flange means and said flange means being providedwith integral bracket means.

2. Multipurpose Window fixture .means comprising a flat inner platehaving a lateral frame abutting and clamping ange on one marginal edge,a cylindrical socket member on said one edge, pointed tacking prongs onsaid one edge, said prongs situated at the respective ends of said ange,having bolt holes adjacent to an opposite marginal edge and ,also havingan outstanding notched lug at its median portion, and an outer 15 platealso fiat and superimposed on said inner plate, said outer plate havingspaced parallel slots, bolts passing through the respective bolt holesand slots and provided with readily accessible nuts adjustably. joiningsaid plates together, said outer plate having a notch opening throughone marginal edge, said lug being situated in said notch, and anopposite marginal edge oi said outer plate having a lateral clampingange provided with tacking prongs and also provided with aperturedextension means adapted to serve as a blind supporting member.

CHARLES E. WOLFORD.

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